30 June 1923
in Southampton, Hampshire [registered in
Southampton, September 1923].

Notes

According to Passenger Lists, William
Ellerington was a part of Southampton FC party that left Southampton port
for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 29 April 1948. His address was recorded as 62 Rampart Road in
Southampton. The ship he and his teammates travelled on was the Andes,
bound for Buenos Aires, under the mastership of H.L.Way.
Ellerington was then was one of numerous professional footballers (The FA
Tourists of Canada) returning to the Port of Liverpool on 30 June 1950
from Montréal, Québec. He is aboard the Empress of Canada. His address is
stated as 62 Rampart Road in Southampton.

Married

to Rosalind W. Gregory[registered in
Winchester, Hampshire, September 1949].

Died

4 April 2015

Height/Weight

6'
0", 12st.
3lbs [1949].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com

Club Career

Club(s)

Played with Sunderland schools, before
joining Sunderland AFC as an amateur. Playing with Fatfield Juniors FC as
he did. As his family returned to Southampton, Bill signed amateur
forms with Southampton FC in August 1940, signing professionally in August
1945. Before the decade had ended, Bill suffered with serious
pneumonia, but soon returned to represent England. He retired after
227 league appearances, scoring ten times, in 1961.

Club honours

None

Individual honours

Football League (1 appearance)

Distinctions

Son of Bill Ellerington, Middlesbrough FC
and Nelson FC wing-half.

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career

Player number

One of three who became the 683rd players
(683) to appear for England.

England B (one appearance). Also part
of the FA XI Tour of USA and Canada 1950.

Distinctions

None

Beyond England

Remained in Southampton following his
retirement from playing. Sadly suffered a major stroke in 2007.
- The Stroke Association

Bill Ellerington - Career Statistics

Squads

Apps

Comp.
Apps

Starts

Sub on

Sub off

Mins.

Goals

Goals
Av.min

Comp.
Goals

Capt.

Disc.

3

2

0

2

0

0

180

0

0
min

0

None

None

Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation.

Bill Ellerington - Match Record - All Matches - By
Colour of Shirt - By Type of Match